Cast Iron Cinnamon Rolls

Cast Iron Cinnamon rolls are the perfect treat for your next breakfast or brunch. The most delicious, homemade cinnamon rolls you’ve ever had!

Have you been looking for the best homemade cinnamon roll recipe? Look no further than these delicious Cast Iron Cinnamon Rolls! This sweet dough is easy to make and makes the perfect dough for cinnamon rolls.

This is one of my most popular and most requested recipes! I mean, who doesn’t love a homemade cinnamon roll?! They do take some time, as the dough needs to properly rise. But, oh how they are SO worth the effort!

How to make homemade cinnamon rolls:

Step 1: In a large mixing bowl of a stand mixer dissolve the yeast in the warm water. Add the warm milk, sugar, honey and eggs. Add the dough hook attachment, and stir in the flour and salt. Scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl occasionally with a rubber spatula. Cut the butter into small pieces and incorporate into the dough. Scrape the bowl a few times. Beat the dough until it becomes smooth, about 5-7 minutes.

Step 2: Turn the dough out onto a floured work surface and knead for 5-6 minutes, making a smooth dough. This dough is going to be sticky when you turn it out. After kneading, shape into a round ball and place back into the greased mixing bowl. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and drape with a clean kitchen towel.

Step 3: Place in a warm area and let rise until doubled in size, about 1 hour. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface and knead the dough for a few minutes. Turn back into the greased bowl (spray with cooking spray again if needed) and let rise again until doubled, about 1 hour.

Step 4: Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface and roll out with a rolling pin. Making it into a rectangle shape, about 1/2-3/4-inch thick. Spread the melted butter evenly with a pastry brush. Sprinkle the brown sugar and granulated sugar evenly over the melted butter. Sprinkle generously with ground cinnamon.

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Step 5: Place the cinnamon rolls evenly into greased cast iron pans or a half sheet pan lined with parchment paper. Cover the pan loosely with plastic wrap and a clean kitchen cloth and let rise until doubled, about 1 to 1 1/2 hours.

Step 6: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Once the cinnamon rolls have doubled in size, brush gently with an egg wash. Place the cast iron pan in the preheated oven and bake for 25-30 minutes. Let cool on a baking rack for 15 minutes before spooning the icing over top the cinnamon rolls.

If you love these cinnamon rolls, use the same dough to create Apple Fritters. Those are always a huge hit in our household!

Cast Iron Cinnamon Rolls

Cast Iron Cinnamon rolls are the perfect treat for your next breakfast or brunch. The most delicious, homemade cinnamon rolls you’ve ever had!

Course
Breakfast or Brunch, Desserts

Cuisine
American, Southern

Keyword
cast iron cinnamon rolls, cast iron skillet cinnamon rolls

Prep Time30minutes

Cook Time30minutes

Total Time1hour

Servings10people

AuthorJessica Robinson

Ingredients

Dough:

2 1/4teaspoons1 packet active dry yeast

1/4cuplukewarm water

1 1/2cupsmilk warm

1/4cupgranulated sugar

2tablespoonshoney

3large eggs, room temperature

5 1/2cupsall-purpose flour

1teaspoonkosher salt

1/2cup(1 stick) unsalted buttersoftened

Cinnamon roll filling

1/2cup(1 stick) buttermelted

1cupbrown sugar

1cupgranulated sugar

ground cinnamon

Icing:

3cupspowdered sugar

1teaspoonpure vanilla extract

2tablespoonswhole milk

Instructions

In a large mixing bowl of a stand mixer dissolve the yeast in the warm water. Add the warm milk, sugar, honey and eggs. Add the dough hook attachment, and stir in the flour and salt. Scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl occasionally with a rubber spatula. Cut the butter into small pieces and incorporate into the dough. Scrape the bowl a few times. Beat the dough until it becomes smooth, about 5-7 minutes.

Turn the dough out onto a floured work surface and knead for 5-6 minutes, making a smooth dough. This dough is going to be sticky when you turn it out. After kneading, shape into a round ball and place back into the greased mixing bowl. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and drape with a clean kitchen towel. Place in a warm area and let rise until doubled in size, about 1 hour. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface and knead the dough for a few minutes. Turn back into the greased bowl (spray with cooking spray again if needed) and let rise again until doubled, about 1 hour.

Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface and roll out with a rolling pin. Making it into a rectangle shape, about 1/2-3/4-inch thick. Spread the melted butter evenly with a pastry brush. Sprinkle the brown sugar and granulated sugar evenly over the melted butter. Sprinkle generously with ground cinnamon.

Roll up, starting at the long end fairly tight. Brush the edge of the dough with melted butter and press to seal. Cut the dough into 2 inch rolls.

Place the cinnamon rolls evenly into greased cast iron pans or a half sheet pan lined with parchment paper. Cover the pan loosely with plastic wrap and a clean kitchen cloth and let rise until doubled, about 1 to 1 1/2 hours.

While they are rising, whisk together your icing. Cover with plastic wrap and set aside. You want it to be fairly thick.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Once the cinnamon rolls have doubled in size, brush gently with an egg wash. Place the cast iron pan in the preheated oven and bake for 25-30 minutes. Let cool on a baking rack for 15 minutes before spooning the icing over top the cinnamon rolls.

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You made it look like making cinnamon rolls is as easy as counting 1,2,3. What I love about the recipe is how convenient it is in terms of finding the ingredients that you’ll use. Mouth watering rolls indeed.

I don’t have a cast iron skillet- *gasp* I know! I’m sure that these will work with something else I haven’t made any cinnamon rolls that were homemade that have turned out correctly, but that won’t stop me from trying these.

I love to make cinnamon rolls for the family. We have a wonderful time together and waking up to the smell of those rolls baking makes our get-togethers even better (most of my kids are grown but when they’re all home to visit at once we make these).

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